NGC 1427

id: ngc-1427-165-5561396
title: NGC 1427
text: NGC 1427 is a low-luminosity elliptical galaxy located approximately 71 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on November 28, 1837. It is a member of the Fornax Cluster. The galaxy has a stellar mass of 7.9 × 10ⁱ⁰ M☉, and a total mass of 9.4 × 10ⁱ⁰ M☉. However, the mass of the dark matter halo surrounding the galaxy is around 4.3 × 10ⁱ⁲ M☉.
brand slug: wiki
category slug: encyclopedia
description: Galaxy in the constellation Fornax
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1427
date created: 2006-01-17T07:48:08Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T12:24:57Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q956075","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q956075"}
image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/NGC_1427_Hubble_WikiSky.jpg","width":1640,"height":1640}
fields total: 13
integrity: 16

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